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Iran war renews concerns about the lasting toll of traumatic brain injuries to US troops
August 6, 2026
By BEN FINLEY and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Shearer was a Marine fighting in Iraq, a blast from an enemy…
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The Danube River’s water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging
August 5, 2026
By MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC Associated Press PRAHOVO, Serbia (AP) — Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks…
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Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up a legal debate and a contempt vote
August 5, 2026
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment before Congress will be put to the test this week as a Republican-led…
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Arson suspect arrested as Spokane battles devastating wildfires
August 4, 2026
By LINDSEY WASSON, ED WHITE and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested and charged with setting one of the three devastating…
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ nets second best North American opening ever with $355 million
August 3, 2026
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” made box office history in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony-released superhero movie became the second-biggest North American opening…
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Trump says talks on Iran war will begin Monday after he holds off on ‘massive’ strikes
August 3, 2026
By SAMY MAGDY and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said new talks to wind down the war in Iran will start Monday, after announcing…
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Police describe a father’s horror as he realizes then-wife Lindsay Clancy killed their 3 kids
July 30, 2026
By MICHAEL CASEY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The two police officers focused first on Lindsay Clancy drifting in and out of consciousness in the snow…
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Father who gave gun to Apalachee High School shooter sentenced to serve 15 years in prison
July 30, 2026
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press A man who gave his son the gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia was sentenced…
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Oil prices jump following fighting in the Middle East, while US stocks drift
July 29, 2026
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are back to jumping on Wednesday, while the U.S. stock market is holding relatively steady ahead of a…
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A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan but no tsunami detected
July 28, 2026
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon, causing damage and…
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Joe Biden interviews with memoir ghostwriter reveal him discussing sensitive information
July 28, 2026
By BILL BARROW Associated Press Newly released audio tapes, disclosed by a conservative activist group, appear to show Joe Biden sharing classified information with a biographer and sometimes claiming memory…
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Police search for second suspect following Seattle food festival shooting that killed 3
July 27, 2026
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Police searched for a second suspect Monday after gunfire erupted at a crowded food festival beneath Seattle’s Space Needle, leaving three people…
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Mediators see progress in diplomatic efforts to halt Iran war, 2 regional officials say
July 27, 2026
By SAMY MAGDY and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Mediators have achieved progress in efforts to get the United States and Iran back to negotiations and avert an…
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Senate Declares July 25 the National Day of the American Cowboy
July 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senator John Barrasso’s (R-Wyo.) resolution designating July 25, 2026, as the National Day of the American Cowboy. The bipartisan…
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OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an ‘unprecedented’ hack of another company
July 23, 2026
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an…
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National Guard deploys as flash floods in West Virginia inundate homes and businesses
July 22, 2026
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Torrential rains caused flash floods in West Virginia that inundated homes and businesses, washed out bridges and led to numerous water…
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Trump pays respects to 4 US service members killed in the Middle East
July 22, 2026
By MATT ROURKE, JULIA DEMAREE-NIKHINSON and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday honored the lives of four U.S. service members…
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Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date
July 21, 2026
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge in the nation’s capital has set a trial date in September for a former Olympic canoe racer charged with deliberately…
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Lebanon’s president will meet with Trump in Washington to push for Israeli troop withdrawal
July 21, 2026
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s president will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to wrap up a four-day visit to Washington, in a bid…
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US bombing of Iran expands as American troops killed and Tehran retaliates against the Gulf states
July 20, 2026
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States conducted a new round of airstrikes early Monday targeting Iran after announcing the death of another…
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